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overheads

overheads is the plural of overhead.

Meaning of overhead

Noun

overhead (countable and uncountable, plural overheads)

  1. (uncountable) The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided.
  2. (countable) The items or classes of expense not directly assigned to goods or services provided.
  3. (uncountable) Any cost or expenditure (monetary, time, effort or otherwise) incurred in a project or activity, which does not directly contribute to its progress or outcome.
  4. (uncountable) Wasted money.
  5. A smash.
  6. The ceiling of any enclosed space below decks in a vessel.

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Questions about overheads

What is overheads the plural of?
Overheads is the plural of overhead.

Words near overheads in the dictionary

  1. overhead transparency
  2. overhead valve
  3. overhead valves
  4. overheadman
  5. overheadmen
  6. overheads
  7. overheady
  8. overheal
  9. overhealed
  10. overhealing
  11. overheals

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Adapted from Wiktionary: overheads (page history and authors); overhead (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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